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W.E.B. Du Bois – A Man for All Times
Society, Politics & Law

W.E.B. Du Bois – A Man for All Times

...maths classes. As we wrestle with ‘fake news’, thinking about the ways we tell our stories and present factual information are increasingly important. Du Bois still has much to teach us here. References Auerbach, Erich (2003 [1953]) Mimesis: The Representation of Reality in Western Literature. Fiftieth Anniversary Edition. Trans. Willard Trask. Princeton: Princeton...
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Science and society: A career and professional development course
Education & Development

Science and society: A career and professional development course

...maths and computing, The Open University, Milton Keynes, available online through the Open University’s OpenLearn project. House of Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology (2000). Science and society (Third Report), London, HMSO, available online at: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld199900/ldselect/ldsctech/38/3801.htm. Lloyd, I. (2000, February)...
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Level 1: Introductory 30 hrs
Budget 2017: Instant reactions
Money & Business

Budget 2017: Instant reactions

...maths schools. While it is widely recognised that students attending selective schools can benefit from the experience, average performance across all students in areas served by such schools is not enhanced. The chancellor also announced a long overdue and welcome tidying up of vocational and technical qualifications, replacing more than 13,000 qualifications by some 15...
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Carnifal Butetown, y gorffennol, presennol, a'r dyfodol
History & The Arts

Carnifal Butetown, y gorffennol, presennol, a'r dyfodol

...math o effaith roeddem yn ei chael ar draws y ddinas ehangach. Roedd pobl o Lundain yn dod i'n Carnifal ni. Ein hymateb i gael ein gwahardd o Barêd yr Arglwydd Faer oedd cynnal y digwyddiad diwylliannol cynhwysfawr mwyaf yng Nghaerdydd, ac o bosib yng Nghymru. Achub y Carnifal Er yr holl lwyddiant, caeodd Carnifal Butetown oherwydd cymhlethdodau ariannol yn yr 1980au...
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Rhyddhau amrywiaeth y gorffennol
History & The Arts

Rhyddhau amrywiaeth y gorffennol

...math hwn o chwilio yn y canllaw ymchwil, Morgannwg Hoyw, sydd er gwaethaf y teitl yn cynnwys methodoleg y gellir ei ddefnyddio unrhyw le. Mae'r llyfr, A Practical Guide to Searching LGBQIA Historic Records, hefyd yn ddefnyddiol fel adnodd cymorth mewn technegau ymchwil. Wrth ddefnyddio'r fethodoleg hon, rydych yn dechrau gweld straeon bach yn ymddangos. Mae'r rhan fwyaf...
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An introduction to exoplanets Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to exoplanets

...Maths help The following OpenLearn resources may help with the maths in this section. Open the link in a new tab or window by holding down Ctrl (or Cmd on a Mac) when you click on the link. Remember to return here when you have finished. power notation (hundred, thousand, million in powers of ten) (Sections 2.2 and 2.2.1) scientific notation (for large numbers) (Sections...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Bill McKibben - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Bill McKibben - Stories of Change

...math in that way in my mind. RH: It may have been a flippant comment, but it’s one that stuck in my mind. BM: I don’t remember it. RH: And do you think we will be seeing older people moving into protest in the UK, in the way you say they were also in the USA? BM: What do I know about the UK, you know? But I hope so and I think all over the place, people who are...
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Teaching and learning tricky topics Badge icon
Education & Development

Teaching and learning tricky topics

...Maths Complex numbers Real numbers Imaginary numbers Square root Abstraction Maths Limit The limit of ratio sin ×/× is 1, as × tend to 0, suggesting 0/0 = 1 Limit as infinity You may already know some threshold concepts in your subject area. In Activity 1 you will conduct a search which will help you to confirm the threshold concepts you know about or help you find...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs